welcome back to way too early. it s coming up on 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west. you re up late. i m jonathan lemire. we re learning new details about what was happening behind the scenes at the white house on january 6th. in his new book, abc news chief washington correspondent jonathan karl describes how president trump remained out of sight, watching television in the white house private dining room while insurrectionists stormed the capitol. they called. mccarthy said, quote, i just got evacuated from the capitol. there were shots fired right off the house floor. you need to make this stop. according to karl s sources, he liked what he saw, boasted about the size of the crowd and argued with aides who wanted him to tell the supporters to stop rioting. trump finally acquiesced two
a spokesman for mccarthy said, quote, he was obviously joking, but house democrats are calling on him to apologize. a congresswoman from new mexico tweeted in part, these comments are misogynistic and dangerous. congressman of new york tweeted, violence against women is no laughing matter. apologize. and congresswoman debbie dingell of michigan wrote, language like this led to violence and death at the capitol. mccarthy knows these comments carry weight. good morning, congresswoman. thanks for being here. let me get you to weigh in further on your take on what leader mccarthy said. also, how does this make it that much more difficult to get the two parties to work together in washington? you know, i think, one, it s always good to be with you. i m a morning person who s always up at this hour. you have an open invitation. thanks. but i was deeply disturbed, but
trump, they spoke thursday. mccarthy considering which republicans to appoint to a congressional committee that will investigate the capitol insurrection. in the latest statement, mccarthy said, quote, we had a productive conversation regarding house republicans fundraising, upcoming special elections and the latest work being carried out to target vulnerable democrats. no mention of the insurrection. mccarthy said he appreciated trump s commitment to help house republicans take back the house in 2022. donald trump meanwhile lashing out against joint chiefs chair than mark milley and statements attributed to him in an upcoming book, calling the claims so ridiculous and says he never threatened or spoke to anyone about a coup after he lost the 2020 election. the book by two pulitzer prize winning journalists recounts a number of conversations milley